The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has urged graduates and students to equip themselves with the relevant skills to stay atop in the digital age of today.
Oloyede stated this during his lecture, titled, ‘Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning – Prerequisites of the Digital Age,’ which was delivered at the Kwara State University convocation lecture in Malete, Kwara State, on Thursday.
The examination body’s registrar stressed the significance of learning, unlearning and relearning; adding that “those who can learn, relearn, and unlearn are the successful ones, and those without the mindset that accommodates the triad are bound to perpetually lament.”
The Islamic Studies scholar stated that “learning is useless without practice,” and that “relearning is the ability to acquire new skills, knowledge, and perspectives quickly and effectively.”
He further attributed one of the factors responsible for the difference between today’s world and that of the old to the “totality of what makes the Information Age, which is still evolving as technology develops rapidly.
“The changes in the world provide new opportunities and threats. While there are new opportunities in Information Technology, existing jobs such as typists, receptionists, traditional printers, telephone booth operators, computer operators, factory workers, cashiers, travel agents, and fuel attendants, among others, are on the verge of extinction.
“In this regard, there won’t be any difference between those who are literate and those who are illiterate without the cutting-edge skills associated with learning, relearning, and unlearning.
“Therefore, the onus of the responsibility lies on everyone to get prepared for the challenges of the Information Age by taking lifelong learning seriously and being willing to change as circumstances unfold.”
The former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin implored the attendees to imbibe the habit of learning, unlearning, and relearning as these will “set you apart and empower you to navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities of our rapidly changing world.”
While reacting, the acting VC, KWASU, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, said that the nation’s educational institutions must become transformational drivers in preparing students for the rapidly, evolving digital world.
